In 2003, A&E TV had a series called Live By Request, and that’s what this DVD is a copy of, their Live By Request holiday show with Barry Manilow. I remember watching that. Now I’m not sure, but I think there might have been moments that didn’t …

Stealing Society is a song by System Of A Down which appears on the first half of their double record Mezmerize/Hypnotize. The track starts off with a heavy rhythm by Malakian along with him shouting a few words before getting into the bulk of the song which is started …

Three years does not make Hoobastank experienced many changes, at least from their style of music. ForNever, the four albums that came after Every Man For Himself in 2006, seemed to be a repetition of this band. My Turn, the first single released on October 13, 2008, is the …

Years ago when I was still just becoming familiar with the hard rock and metal genres of music, a late friend of mine introduced me to a band called “Lacuna Coil”. I’d heard gothic bands before, but their music style was almost completely different from anything I’d heard at the …

Paranoid was the album that pushed Black Sabbath into super stardom.The dark and inventive sounds of the band were a major contrast to the music scene of the late sixties.The band used their love of the occult to produce some highly influential music.later the band would be credited for …

I was digging through some of my CDs the other day, looking for something different to listen to in the car (we don’t have decent radio stations here). I ended up coming across my Joe Diffie: Third Rock from the Sun album and ended up listening to that.
I have …

Crazy Miranda is a song by Jefferson Airplane which appears on the album Bark. The track starts out in a very melancholy fashion with a piano primarily leading the track with Grace Slick joining in with the vocals. I’m not exactly sure, but to be completely honest, I think …

Guitar Tricks is a website where you can take paid guitar lessons. The site covers all different styles of music and has a decent selection of lessons for guitar players. For those who want to check the site out you’ll find twenty or so free guitar lessons to …

Native Belle is a song by Animal Collective and is the opening track of their fourth studio release, Here Comes The Indian. Returning the band to their more experimental sound that was present on their first and second releases, Native Belle has a sound which is incredibly different than …

Overview —“ Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is the Black Sabbath album which I personally used to consider my favorite. After listening to this record and Paranoid within a few days of each other, I have to say that it’s definitely a tough contest. Part of me really likes Paranoid because …

A very techno but soothing song. The vocals aren’t very focused on in here, instead it is more blended into the instrumentals, and it makes the mind serene. This is one of the few songs I approve of the use of auto-tuning, because of how capable of bringing us …

Actor is a fantastic alternative music record. I totally love listening to the songs on this album. There is so much that this album has to offer. There are such great compositions, the music fields very original, the music is very strong indeed. And even though probably the sounds …

Artist: SWV
Video: “Anything”
Album: It’s About Time/”Above The Rim” Soundtrack
Label: RCA Records/Interscope Records
“Anything” is the fifth single and music video from SWV’s debut album “It’s About Time”, following “Right Here” (including “Right Here - Human Nature Mix”), “I’m So Into You”, “Weak”, and “Downtown”. “Anything” is also a single and …

I usually pull out A Soap Opera Christmas CD to play at least once during the Christmas season. These particular compilation includes songs sung by cast members of As the World Turns, General Hospital, One Live to Live, Another World, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and …

If you are not familiar with the girl band Sugababes, fret not. That is because they are a girl group band hailing all the way from UK. And they sound as sweet as sugar. As for this album, Catfights and Spotlights by Sugababes they score to me …

Rod Stewart is one of my all time favorite artists. He has had a very diverse career and Rhythm of My Heart is one of his best songs as far as I am concerned. Some of his songs have gone a bit out of style and yet others will …

I first heard Never Let Go on the local radio airwaves here and I was instantly hooked to it. It has a nice conscious reggae beat to it and of course you just can’t match or beat the voices of these reggae artists. At least it seems so when …

Skate Park is a song by Andrew Jackson Jihad which appears on their 2011 record, Knife Man. Opening up with a brooding atmosphere created by the drums, the song quickly transitions into an actual riff which I actually think sound’s pretty interesting. Thus far, the guitar riff is interesting, …

Too Rude is a cover performed by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Dirty Work. The song starts off with sort of a rapid drum rhythm before leading into a bass line giving the song rhythm and a guitar part which gives the song sort of a …

2008 is setting up to be the year of the comeback in the Jackson home. First up is Janet. Janet Jackson’s newest album ‘Discipline’ is setting up to be her best album in quite a while. Combined with a new team of producers and more concentrated …

I picked this Christmas CD up last year at Barnes and Noble and it has quickly become a favorite! The Brian Setzer Orchestra is like swing music and jive. I love their songs and their spins on classics. For example, I have never been the biggest fan of Angels …

Besides Smoke on the water, Another really popular tune by them is Highway Star. This song to me is a great rock n roll tune thats well known for driving you car in because that is the theme of it. This song has an upbeat tempo in it and …

R. Kelly
“Bump n’ Grind”
12 Play
Jive/Zomba Recordings
Cover your eyes, children, cover them tight. “Bump n’ Grind” is R. Kelly’s second single and music video from his first solo album (and second/sophmore album altogether) titled “12 Play”. This is entirely a concert music video, although it is much more clearer and …

Hurricane is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Desire. One thing I should point out about Hurricane as it’s quite a long track, around eight and a half minutes, so if you aren’t really a fan of longer songs, this track may not be that …

Sergey Lazarev is a Russian singer who is extremely talented unlike others. His talents like ice skating (very good balance), gymnastics, and dancing, even spinning plates on rods at the same time, etc He was really awesome!!. He also dubbed the High school musical in Russian language. He …

Overview —“ Almost Honest, another music video and single released by Megadeth for their album Cryptic Writings is a song that seems to actually really remind me of Trust. I’ve read a bit on similarities between the two, but I have to say that I actually do agree and …

Mistah FAB is a great rapper. I really like and enjoy his music. He is a good rapper from the city of Oakland CA. He is known as the freestyle king because he is a great battle rapper who destroys rappers on the mic. He is part of the Bay …

Pink’s Raise Your Glass single is I daresay, the artist’s best so far. No doubt about it, she has had so many hits before, but as a huge Pink fan, I think this single is the one that sticks in memory the most. I can …

When playing guitar,Tone is important and the 10 band equalizer pedal by Mxr really gets the job done. It increases the total output control of all your frequencies on the guitar and in my opinion, adds a lot of high end and more gain for serious rocking out. Not …

Halloween On The Barbary Coast is a song by The Flaming Lips which appears on their album Hit To Death in the Future Head. Opening up with a collection of somewhat random sounds, a moderate guitar lead soon drives the track until some interesting percussive work also starts to …

The Spontaneous Combustion Of John is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on the band’s third effort, Telepathic Surgery. Opening up with a dark clean guitar riff right from the start, a lead guitar enters the track and comes in now and then which does a nice …

Colombian born, singer, songwriter and everything in between superstar Shakira has been working exceptionally hard the last couple of years on her new albums - Fijacion Oral 1 and Oral Fixation 2.
These two twin albums have been the work of Shakira since finishing her ‘tour of the mongoose’ in …

Just to see you smile is one of Tim McGraws many great songs. It is about a boy who quits his job so he can be with a girl. It seems a bit foolish to quit a job, but I guess it shows his dedication to the girl that …

This is it, unlike the last couple Led Zeppelin set this one has single every Led Zeppelin studio album in a convenient box set, 10 cd’s and 9 albums, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin III Zoso (Led Zeppelin IV), Houses Of The Holy, Presence, Physical Graffiti, In …

Overview —“ The Thing That Should Not Be is the third track on Metallica’s record Master Of Puppets and is quite a different track in sound compared to the first two: Battery and Master Of Puppets. Whereas Battery and Master Of Puppets were extremely fast songs, The Thing That …

I think that there are many things to like about this album, and only a couple things to dislike. I would give it a rating of seven out of ten. I remember how I liked the album a lot at first, but somehow only a few songs on the …

Television’s Greatest Hits - Volume 5: The 60’s and 70’s is a collection of 65 TV themes on CD. Talk about fun. This CD transports the listening back in time to visit with old friends in all genres of television. A minute ago I listened to …

I was talking with a friend of mine about Cranberries albums, and he asked me, which one is the odd one? The one that doesn’t fit. Well, it certainly is “To The Faithful Departed”. While “No Need ” was a natural evolution from “Everybody “, this album is the unnatural …

Susanne is a song by Weezer which appears on their self-titled debut record, otherwise known as the Blue Album. Opening with some guitar feedback and a simple drum rhythm, I get the feeling as if I’m listening to an old time song with Weezer adding their own electric influence …

Kenny Chesney does a song called No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem. He does a little monologue at the beginning of this song saying that this song is about a way of life that he enjoys when not on the road singing for his fans. This songs reminds …

Junior Dad is a song by Lou Reed and Metallica and is the final track on their collaboration album Lulu. Opening up with a very melodic intro, Reed places some vocals over this section which creates a fairly calm and peaceful sound. As I have said several times before, …

Hots On For Nowhere is a song by Led Zeppelin which appears on their album Presence. The song starts off with a lighthearted rhythm played by Page accompanied by Jones and Bonham before Plant comes in with the vocals. I like the flow of the music on this track …

Lessons To Be Learned by Gabriella Cilmi is amazing and I love the cover very much. I’ve been listening to this CD pretty recently and this is what I have got to say. This really gorgeous artiste could go a long way and when I listen to tracks …

After My Steve Vai Wah pedal blew a fuse I was very upset. This wah pedal was very expensive and allowed me to have alot of tonal control with the wah. Also when I went to guitar center I found out that my year warranty ran out. I had …

To be honest, i’ve never been a great fan of coldplay, and So I wasn’t very excited about listening to their newest album, X&Y, released on june 6th, 2005. I put the headphone on, and steady notes of the same Coldplay-ish music came pouring in.
X&Y claims to have used …

I think this is a good video for anybody to watch. It has a great calming feel to it and I think it could be watched many times. I kind of do that myself. I love repeating the video over and over and over again, but I never get …

Former Miss America, Sharlene Wells Hawkes brings us a fascinating album with her When All Will Believe CD. I highly recommend reading her comments in the liner jacket which explain the evolution of this religious musical production. I found it very interesting to see how the project …

If you haven’t heard of Nerina Pallot, I don’t know where you have been! She has had so much media hype and 5 star reviews in all the right places. And for once, the hype can be believed!
Nerina’s album, Fires, is an incredibly strong album and you can listen …

Beer for my horses by Toby Keith and Willie nelson is song about how police work is different now than it was in the old days. This song is an exquisite song explaining how police work is done and how hard it is to catch the bad …

I think that this is not a very good full length album for a band like Modest Mouse. I remember how I first started listening to it after I listened to their first full length album, and I did not enjoy this record at all. It was because I …